twager wrote: > alan c wrote: >> twager wrote: >> >>> alan c wrote: >>> >>>> alan c wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I cannot seem to get my ktorrent (2.1) to connect with the tracker. >>>>> This applies to ubuntu and kubuntu - various versions - 6.06, 6.10, >>>>> 7.04beta (note I am seeding not downloading these). >>>>> >>>>> I am get the torrent file from >>>>> >>>>> http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/releases.ubuntu.com/7.04/ubuntu-7.04-beta-desktop-i386.iso.torrent >>>>> >>>>> It tries to connect to >>>>> torrent.ubuntu.com (port 6969) >>>>> and fails. >>>>> >>>>> other torrents are no problem - sabayon, knopppix, theopencd, etc etc >>>>> >>>>> If something is wrong at this end I cannot see what it is. The other >>>>> thought is that somehow the ubuntu torrent machine is broken? >>>>> Has anyone got any other responses? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I have also now tried mirrors in other countries, however, since their >>>> torrent files also point back to >>>> torrent.ubuntu.com (port 6969) then they also fail. >>>> >>>> I conclude that probably not a single torrent for the ubuntu family >>>> (from Ubuntu links) is functional, and from what I have seen, has not >>>> been functional for a month or so. >>>> >>>> We are fast approaching the release of 7.04, and hopefully there will >>>> be a lot of pressure on download mirrors, and torrents will be desirable. >>>> >>>> What can be done to get the torrent tracker working, who is the best >>>> person to contact? >>>> >>>> >>> Just tried this here with k3b and it works ok.. >>> >> >> I did not think k3b managed downloading via torrents? >> The downloaded iso image itself by ftp etc etc is ok, no problem - I >> check the md5sums anyway. >> It is the particular process of downloading using torrents and their >> trackers which seems to be the problem with ubuntu family of images >> > Sorry... > I was playng with k3b when I was replying...I shoud have said KTorrent > I have finished the d/load and all went well..I am using port 6881 on > ktorrent > and it tells me udp tracker port 4444
thanks I am using port 6881 also on ktorrent - other torrents are working ok on different trackers. Where did you get the (ubuntu) torrent file itself from? afaik the torrent file specifies the tracker details including the tracker port. -- alan cocks Kubuntu user#10391 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
